On Thursday 25 April 2002 08:09 pm, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > Although I have a working XF86Config-4, I put it together without using > debconf so it does not have any DEBCONF SECTION. Anyway I decided to > give debconf a try at managing the file and ran dpkg-reconfigure > xserver-xfree86. The resulting XF86Config-4 includes a configuration > for two mice. The configuation works for the most part except for some > funkyness with the mouse wheel. For example, I use WindowMaker with > four workspaces. When I roll the mouse wheel to cycle through the > workspaces, it cycles 2-4-2-4 or 1-3-1-3 rather that 1-2-3-4-1. > > XF86Config-4 from debconf includes: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "SendCoreEvents" "true > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > When I run dpkg-reconfigure, I am only asked question about the > "Configured Mouse" and I don't seem to have any way to change the > configuration of the "Generic Mouse" or to remove it entirely. After > going through the debconf documentation, it is still not clear to me > how to delete the generic mouse entry from the debconf database. > Any suggestions on how to do this?
this ain't no guaranteed cure but it has worked for some. in /etc/gpm.conf, set "repeat_type=raw". in the event that doesn't help try disabling gpm altogether. ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
